“I think you saw in Riyad’s performance, he is here as a Leicester player and until I am told otherwise I expect him to perform at the high standards we all expect.

“He is a team player. Individuals are involved in this team sport and they have to adhere to the rules of a team game. As long as he does that he will be considered for selection.”

Meanwhile Leicester goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel, also the subject of speculation about his future, insisted he hasn’t had his head turned and remains totally focussed as the new season approaches.

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Leicester value Riyad Mahrez at £50m and rejected a Roma approach believed to be £20m

“I am a Leicester player until someone tells me otherwise and until then I am fully committed to this club,” he said.

Shakespeare has signed Eldin Jakupovic from Hull City but Schmeichel says he enjoys the rivalry for the No.1 shirt.

He said: “There has always been a lot of competition for places here. Ben Hamer is a top class keeper and Ron-Robert Zieler was a World Cup winner. There has to be competition otherwise we could start becoming complacent.”